The source would be: https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ If you've seen people sa

The source would be: https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ If you've seen people say updates cost money, it's because an update counts as another installation of the app. But because you're only billed for the "first annual install", this just means that someone who installs an app and leaves it installed for years will still wind up counting against your annual install-count so long as you're updating that app. You can release an update of your app every day of the year and it won't cost you anything extra.